I'm not seeing a reference to IP addresses in this thread or the associated research page (my ctrl-f-fu may just be weak, though): as to why IPs are logged server-side, well, checkuser is a useful tool and that's how rangeblocks work.
On 25 March 2015 at 13:19, Brian J Mingus <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it's rather curious that edits to Wikipedia aren't private. Why log > the IP address? Why log anything? It's invasive. > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Andrea Forte <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> >> I'm representing a team of researchers from Drexel University who are >> researching privacy practices among Wikipedia editors. If you have ever >> thought about your privacy when editing Wikipedia or taken steps to protect >> your privacy when you edit, we’d like to learn from you about it. >> >> >> The study is titled “Privacy, Anonymity, and Peer Production.” Details can >> be found on meta where the project was discussed before beginning >> recruitment here: ( >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Anonymity_and_Peer_Production). >> >> >> If you would like to help us out, you need to read and complete the online >> consent form linked here and we will get in contact with you: >> http://andreaforte.net/wp.html. >> >> >> We are planning to conduct interviews that will last anywhere from 30-90 >> minutes (depending on how much you have to say) by phone or Skype and we >> can offer you $20 for your time, but you do not need to accept payment to >> participate. >> >> >> I have been researching Wikipedia since 2004 and have conducted many >> studies, most of which have resulted in papers that you can find here: >> http://andreaforte.net. >> >> >> Thanks for considering it, please contact me if you have questions! >> >> >> Andrea Forte >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Andicat >> >> >> >> and >> >> Rachel Greenstadt >> >> Nazanin Andalibi >> _______________________________________________ >> WikiEN-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >> > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l -- Oliver Keyes Research Analyst Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
